Pooja is the new heroin in "Naan Kadavul"

Director Bala has replaced three heroines so far in his "Naan Kadavul" film. The film shooting is going on in Theni with the latest entry Pooja. Naan Kadavul began with Actress Bhavana who was later replaced by Karthika who has again replaced by Bharathi who is the heroine of the film Ammuvagiya naan again the heroine has been replaced now by Pooja.She says, I do not know about the other actress who were approached for this movie. When I was in Bangalore director Bala called me. I agreed to act in this movie without asking any questions. Now filming is going on. Whatever Bala asks me to do I do that. Other than that I do not ask about the story or character. There is a lot of gossip about Bala. I learnt that all that is not true after working with him.

Nineteenth Stop:

Efforts are on to rope in top actress Asin to play the female lead, in an English film - "Nineteenth Stop", , says the grapevine. The star of Kerala-born actress, Asin is clearly in the ascendant. That is for sure. The Mollywood buzz has it that the highly talented actor Mohanlal would play the male …

Namitha Conquer Kannada Cinema:

Nmitha is already queening it up in Tamil film world. Now, the glamour queen of Kollywood seems set to conquer the neighbouring Kannada cinema, too.If the latest reports from Kannada cinema are any guide, Nam is close to realising her ambition of making it big there as well.
Her latest Kannada movie, ‘Neelakanda’ is a runaway hit. Understandably, the very voluptuous heroine has received more offers to act in Kannada films. The buzz is that she has been offered a film with young Kannada hero Darshan .The Kannada success seems to have whetted Nam Baby's appetite. Now, the glam girl has set her sights on Malayalam cinema, too.Meanwhile, in Tamil Namy has bagged a film opposite Sunder C titled ‘Perumal’. She already has ‘Azhagiya Tamizh Magan’ withVijay, ‘Billa’ with Ajit and ‘Kettavan’ with Simbu .So, Kannada, Malayalam heroines be forewarned! Namitha is on your trail.

Cheran got double treat

The much delayed National Awards for 2005 were finally announced. Tamilfilms garnered a few awards too.
Cheran got a double treat as two of his films won honours. Thavamai Thavamirundhu won the award for the best film that highlighted family values and Aadum Koothu (which he produced and acted opposite Navya Nair) won the best Tamil film award. The film was made especially for awards and the festival circuit.
Another Tamil film, Sringaram, won the award for best music by Lalgudi Jayaraman. The film is directed by Sharada Ramanathan.